S52.501A — Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture

S52.501A

What this code means

A Colles' fracture is a break of the right radius near the wrist, typically from falling on an outstretched hand; first encounter, closed.

Also called: colles fracture, right wrist fracture, distal radius fracture.

When this code is used

Used for Colles' fracture of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture.

Where it sits in ICD-10-CM

Code S52.501A belongs to Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes, which covers codes S00–T88 in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list. The official description above is copied verbatim from the CDC/NCHS FY2027 code file.

Related symptoms

• Wrist pain

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More codes in Chapter 19

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